For the past three years I have been working on an addition to the back of my garage. Recently I have begun moving my machine tools into the addition, which is nearing completion. My lathe in its original location had a large shelf above it, with a 4' light mounted below it. The lighting was so good that I never bothered to install the task light that came with the lathe. In the following picture you can see the light above the lathe in its old location.
1. Old lathe location

In the following picture you can see the lathe in its new location. The ceiling is 9'4" and I was spoiled by the excellent light from the previous location so I added a light on a swing arm in the same relative position as the old lathe location. The swing arm was necessary to swing the light out of the way to allow the chainfall to move on the I-beam above the lathe.
2. New lathe location

I decided to use 3/4" EMT conduit for the swing arms. I sanded off the galvanize with a 120 grit sanding flap disk. I made the welds using my
Lincoln 140 amp welder with .025" wire, using the default WFS and Voltage settings. Below is a picture of one of the two swing arms.
3. New swing arm for LED

And here is a close up of one of the welds.
4. Close up of weld

And here is a close up of one weld painted. The Rustoleum aluminum color paint makes the sanded and welded area blend in nicely.
5. Close up of weld painted
1. Old lathe location
In the following picture you can see the lathe in its new location. The ceiling is 9'4" and I was spoiled by the excellent light from the previous location so I added a light on a swing arm in the same relative position as the old lathe location. The swing arm was necessary to swing the light out of the way to allow the chainfall to move on the I-beam above the lathe.
2. New lathe location
I decided to use 3/4" EMT conduit for the swing arms. I sanded off the galvanize with a 120 grit sanding flap disk. I made the welds using my
Lincoln 140 amp welder with .025" wire, using the default WFS and Voltage settings. Below is a picture of one of the two swing arms.
3. New swing arm for LED
And here is a close up of one of the welds.
4. Close up of weld
And here is a close up of one weld painted. The Rustoleum aluminum color paint makes the sanded and welded area blend in nicely.
5. Close up of weld painted
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